Category Archives: Visual art

Sneak Peek of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Spring Sales

Beijinger’s will be getting a sneak peek of some of the items up for sale in the upcoming Sotheby’s Contemporary Asian Art Spring Sale. A travelling exhibition of some of the works for sale will tour Asia  before returning to … Continue reading

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Beijing’s music underground rocks Carriageworks in Sound Kapital

Sound Kapital, Creative Asia’s first major production for 2012, and the largest showcase of Beijing rock to hit Australian shores yet, went off with a bang last week at Carriageworks in Redfern. The night began with an artist talk by … Continue reading

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Cool China arts blogs: Part I

The China cultural blogosphere is a prolific and fascinating place – and one in which you can disappear for hours as one discovery leads to another, much like Alice upon discovering a rabbit hole… After spending a few too many … Continue reading

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Carsick Cars hit town!

BIG news for anyone who knows anything of China’s underground music scene: Beijing’s hottest indie rock band are coming to Sydney! As part of their 3 city Australia Tour this November, Carsick Cars will be playing at FBi Social next … Continue reading

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Guan WEI Play on The Beach Exhibition 11 Oct- 6 Nov 2011

Prolific Chinese artist Guan Wei’s latest exhibition of new works opens at Martin Browne Contemporary tomorrow, Tuesday 11 October and runs through until 6 November 2011. On display will be a series of new works, titled Play on The Beach, … Continue reading

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Move over Sydney, Guangzhou’s new Opera House opens

Arts venues, they can do. Whether they have the content and programming to fill them is still part of China’s ongoing struggle for cultural development, but in the meantime amazingly high tech and visually stunning new arts venues are popping … Continue reading

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52 Suburbs: A search for beauty in the Sydney ‘burbs

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I’m delighted to be posting this guest review of Louise Hawson’s 52 suburbs, now showing at the Museum of Sydney. This review is contributed by arts writer Joanna Bayndrian. East is West: refreshing explorations of Sydney’s population epicenter in Louise Hawson’s 52 … Continue reading

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Pick of the shows: SCAF to launch first exhibit for 2011, and White Rabbit Gallery celebrates it’s namesake

March is here, along with the second annual Art Month festival, and Sydney’s galleries are flinging doors open to reveal their first 2011 offerings. Sinophiles take note, two contemporary Chinese exhibitions not to miss; The Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) will … Continue reading

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Exhibition launch: Mao, Terracotta Army & Myself (Adam Chang)

The Chinese Australian art community were out in force on a sultry evening last night in Redfern, for the launch of artist Adam Chang’s new solo exhibition at the Chinalink Gallery. ‘Mao, Terracotta Army & Myself’, curated by Chinalink Gallery Founder David … Continue reading

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IMAGINE AUSTRALIA ART PROJECT

I recently had the fun job of hosting the acclaimed Chinese landscape artist Jia Aili on his first trip to Sydney, which he was visiting as part of the Imagine Australia Art Project. The Imagine Australia Art Project, developed and … Continue reading

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